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Organizers for national event host community event in Kenner

National Night Out Against Crime is Tuesday, but officials hosted a pre-celebration event Sunday afternoon in Kenner.

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Updated: 8:00 AM CDT Oct 13, 2014

Organizers for national event host community event in Kenner

National Night Out Against Crime is Tuesday, but officials hosted a pre-celebration event Sunday afternoon in Kenner.

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WEBVTT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINSTCRIME. IT'S AIMED AT PROMOTINGCRIME PREVENTIONACTIVITIES AND IMPROVINGCOMMUNITY-POLICERELATIONS. PEOPLE IN OUR AREAKICKED OF THE FESTIVITIESEARLY, WITH A DAY ON THELAKEFRONT IN KENNER. WDSU'SKELSEY DAVIS HAS MORE.KENNER CHIEF: We started thisseveral years ago to give thecommunity a place to come seetheequipment law enforcement usesdaily to get the job done.AND WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT ANDEMERGENCY WORKERS DO EVERYDAY --IS EXACTLY WHAT KIDS WERE ABLETO SEE UP CLOSEAND PERSONAL. FIRE FIGHTERS,SWAT, K-9 UNITS AND MORE--- ALLON HAND FOR DEMONSTRATIONSMELISSA MATEY: I think it'sreally great because whenthey come out here, especiallythe kids, they get to interactwith us. They see what we carry,they seewhat the inside of our cars looklike and they're always full ofquestions.JEREMIAH COMMINIE: I learnedthat K-9 can be very tough.WHILE THIS WAS A DAY OF FUN ANDENTERTAINMENT, IT'S MAINPURPOSE WAS TO KICK OFFFESTIVITIES FOR THE 31ST ANNUALNIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME--- SETFOR THIS TUESDAY. CHIEF MICHAELHARRISON: it's very importantthat the community come togetherand peopleget to know one another and knowtheir neighbors -- and know thepeople in the community so thatthere canbe a healthy exchange ofinformation between them andbetween the community and thepolice so that wecan get information to helpsolve crimes and maybe evenprevent crimes.THAT IS WHY CHIEF MICHAELHARRISON, CHIEF MICHAEL GLASERAND TROOPER MELISSA MATEY AREENCOURAGINGEVERYONE ACROSS THE STATE TOTAKE PART IN NIGHTOUT AGAINST CRIME ACTIVITIES INTHEIR RESPECTIVE NEIGHORHOODS.ALEXANDER SUNG: The thing thatdeters most people from wantingto live here, and even thepeople that livehere, is the amount of crimethat's going on. It's soimportant for the community tostand behind the policeand for all of us to pulltogether because we need to makethe city a better place to livein.KELSEY DAVIS WDSU NEWS.THIS TUESDAY, THE 31ST ANNUALNIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME INNEW ORLEANS WILL BEGIN. A KICKOFF PARTY WILL BE HELD ATFEDERAL CITY IN ALGIERS. ITSTARTS AT 5:30 P-M. THE EVENTAIMS TO RAISE CRIME PREVENTIONAWARENESS,REDUCE CRIME AND INCREASE THESUPPORT OF LOCAL, STATE ANDFEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.NEW AT 10... RIGHT NOW POLICE

Organizers for national event host community event in Kenner

National Night Out Against Crime is Tuesday, but officials hosted a pre-celebration event Sunday afternoon in Kenner.